He was fined £160 with £30 victims’ surcharge and ordered to pay his victim £50 compensation.

Prosecutor, Pam Smith, said a witness saw Taylor in Palatine Road on June 1 at 3.20pm. He was swearing shouting and staring at people.

He rounded on a male neighbour who had two small children with him and kept going on about a cardboard box in the street.

The children were scared and the man worried for their safety.

Taylor, who had a pint glass in his hand, also frightened a teenage girl who could not get into her address.

When police arrived Taylor punched out three times and on one occasion caught the woman officer on her jaw and neck.Taylor told police when he was interviewed that he had bought five litres of cider that day from 8am and smoked three joints of Spice.

Steven Townley, defending, told magistrates that at the time Taylor, who had apologised to the woman police officer, said he was drinking five litres of cider a day and using Spice.

Since the offences he had got help from specialists. He had stopped using drugs and cut his alcohol intake massively.

Leah Ratcliffe, 21, driving with excess alcohol

A new mother was found to be over the alcohol limit in Blackpool at 9am.

He was banned from the road for 17 months and fined £276 with £85 costs plus £30 victims’ surcharge.

Prosecutor, Pam Smith, said a police patrol car went onto a roundabout on Lytham Road, Freckleton, and was forced to stop for Callaghan’s speeding car which almost collided with it on June 1 at 1.20am.

He was stopped and a breath test showed 63 micrograms of alcohol in his body - 35 is the limit.

David Charnley, defending, said his client, who had no previous convictions, had been drinking the previous day.

The day of the offence he had only drunk two pints of cider and his alcohol reading had staggered him.

Damian Ludlow, 26, drunk and disorderly

A man seen fighting in the street had to be restrained by bar security staff.

He was given a 12 months conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs with £20 victims’ surcharge.

Prosecutor, Pam Smith, said Ludlow was ejected from Bar 19 and restrained outside on the floor after being seen fighting on May 28 about 3.30am.

Ludlow said: “I’m sorry.

“I won’t do it again.”

Darren Brown, 48, breaching SOPO

A man accused of breaching a Sex Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) by being in company with two sisters aged six years and nine years old without the approval of social services or the probation service has appeared at court.

Darren Brown, 48, of Edelston Road, Blackpool, indicated he would plead not guilty to breaching the order.

Brown was bailed for further inquiries into his case.

Callum Blundell, 26, breaching a non-molestation order

A man accused of breaching a non-molestation order by walking in Claremont Court within 100 metres of a victim’s address has been put on the wanted list.

Callum Blundell, 26, of Gorton Street, Blackpool, had a warrant without bail issued for his arrest after he failed to attend court.